When it comes to legal weed sales in Toms River, the township council appears to be at an impasse.
While some council members have previously indicated they might support medical marijuana sales in town, the state is no longer issuing licenses to sell medicinal weed.
"We were talking and talking and talking about medicinal marijuana," Council President Matt Lotano said. "Now the state is not issuing medical marijuana licenses anymore. It kinda killed the conversation."
To Brodchandel, the chief executive officer and founder of Secaucus-based dispensary Harmony Foundation, it’s just one example of how much the tide has turned in the Garden State, particularly when it comes to public sentiment about the use of cannabis, whether for medical or recreational purposes. As the one-year anniversary of adult recreational use in New Jersey approaches, he and others in the industry can reflect on how public opinion has evolved and the issues state regulators should focus on going forward. “It’s not just about running a business.
Supporters of a Roxbury woman’s dream of opening a cannabis dispensary in Landing urged the Roxbury Mayor and Council on Tuesday to rescind its ordinance banning such businesses.
About 20 advocates of Ariel Mizrahi’s proposed Bud 2 Bloom dispensary showed up at the council’s “budget meeting,” a type of special session where town officials focus solely on poring over the proposed municipal budget. Budget meetings usually draw few, if any, members of the public.
I’ll start with a question - Would you rather invest in a growing business with a high return, or a dying business with little to no return?
I would imagine we’re all going to choose the former over the latter, but unfortunately, our Clifton City Council does not agree.
Marijuana may be legal in New Jersey, but its stigma remains.
To many – far more than simple logic would suggest – pot smoking is the province of degenerates and all-around lowlifes.
This truth runs counter to polls that say about half of all Americans have used the drug at least once, not to mention some hard facts – namely that voters strongly supported legalizing recreational marijuana in 2020.
But apparently, polls are polls and elections are elections.
The Village Council will discuss if and how it might regulate cannabis at its meeting on Wednesday night. In the November 2020 elections, 59.87 percent of Ridgewood residents voted in favor of Ballot Question 1, which set in motion the legalization of marijuana use for those over 21. But details still need to be hammered out by the State’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission regarding the sale and distribution of cannabis.
Mayor Susan Knudsen could not be reached for comment at press time on the issue, which is on the agenda for the Council’s Work Session.